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The Arunachalesvara temple is one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalams, or five Shiva temples, with each a manifestation of a natural element: earth, water, air, sky and fire. [41] In Arunachalesvara temple, Shiva is said to have manifested himself as a massive column of fire, whose crown and feet could not be found by the Hindu gods, Brahma and Vishnu.
The Arunachalesvara Temple to Shiva is located at the base of the hill. [2] The hill is also known by the names Annamalai , Arunagiri , Arunachalam , Arunai , Sonagiri , and Sonachalam . Every year in the Tamil month of Kārttikai (November–December), the Kārttikai tīpam light is lit atop the hill.
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The temple complex covers two hectares and houses four gateway towers known as gopurams. The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Mallikarjuna and Bhramaramba being the most prominent. The temple complex houses many halls; the most notable is the Mukha Mandapa built during the Vijayanagar period. The temple is situated facing east.
The temple, which is built near the seashore, measures 91 m (299 ft) north to south, 65 m (213 ft) east to west, and has a nine-tier gopuram, or tower gate, that is 157 feet (48 meters) high. [6] The principal entrance faces south, and opens into the first of two prakarams , the first of which is lined with rows of yalis .
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The temple has 17 major gopurams (towers, 21 total), [note 3] 39 pavilions, 50 shrines, nine sacred water pools, Ayiram kaal mandapam (a hall of 1000 pillars) and several small water bodies inside. [4] [56] The temple is aligned to the north–south and east–west axis, on an island surrounded by the Kaveri River.
Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) (Kacchi Eakamban Tirukkoyil) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva, located in the town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. [1] It is significant to the Hindu sect of Saivism as one of the temples associated with the five elements, the Pancha Bhoota Stalas , and specifically the element of ...